I know it's been awhile since the OP asked, but I figured this would still be helpful. I've had my implants for almost 4 1/2 years now, and they are placed under the muscle. About a week post-op, the implants were fairly stiff and high on the chest. After a couple of months, they started to settle in and lower to a natural position. Since mine are under the muscle, the actual outline of the implants themselves can't be made out. However, if I look at them from a profile view, I can somewhat make out where the implants are and where my real breast tissue is on top. The implants themselves are not soft and don't "loosen up", but the amount of breast tissue you have can help "pad" the implants. Also, settling of the implants help take away from the stiffness. I went from not even a 34A to a 34C. Since then, my natural breast tissue has grown to what is probably a 34A (couldn't tell you for sure, had the surgery when I was 16 and not fully grown), so there is some breast tissue that takes away from a "stiff" look. Though if I lie down, the implants still look fairly natural but feel very hard. However, a nurse did compliment on what a great job my doc did during a breast exam 2 months ago lol! Hope that answers some curious minds. Feel free to ask if anyone has any more questions!
Btw, sub-muscle surgery is no joke. IMO, waking up after surgery was the worst pain I have ever felt to this day (then again, I've never gone through childbirth).
hi brown eyes i had my second ba in june with under the muscle implants.
my first ones were under the muscle also, i had them in for 9 years i only got them changed as i wanted bigger.
the are stiff for a good few months then they start to drop and soften.
you do get a more natural look with unders yes but they tend to look smaller than overs for a while , due to the muscle being very tight but this does loosen up in time.
you cannot see the outline of the implant though they can be felt on the underside if feeling for them.
they do tend to look quite round and high at first too but again over the months they drop and soften up and look much more natural.
i breastfed my daughter with no problems whatsoever i also have never had any sag at all i think this is only if you go for extermely large implants.
i hope this helps hun.
shonagh x
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